Diptera.info :: Miscellaneous :: General queries
 Compound microscopy for studying Diptera
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| James Brooks |
Posted on 07-08-2008 17:41
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Member Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 2 Joined: 05.08.08 |
In addition to my post about stereo microscopes, I would be interested in advice from Diptera.info users about desirable specifications for a compound microscope, including thoughts about usefulness of phase-contrast/darkfield microscopy for studying Diptera, specifically when viewing genitalia or other structures. Thanks, James |
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| Steve Gaimari |
Posted on 08-08-2008 19:05
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 Member Location: Sacramento, California, USA Posts: 169 Joined: 08.10.04 |
I've found Nomarski optics to be better than either of those. Although I don't truly understand how the optics work, phase contrast does some kind of "doubling" of the image to make things more clear, but unfortunately, photographing through phase does not result in a good picture. Photos through Nomarski optics don't have these problems. Dark field can be good in some circumstances, like for very opaque structures. Anyway, I hope that helps a bit! I think that dark field is quite inexpensive. |
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